UK SIC 2007 code in Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47520 Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
SIC 47520 is the UK code for retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 47520 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Division
- 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- SIC 2026
- 47.52 Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass (1:2); 47.92 Intermediation service activities for specialised retail sale (1:2)
- Closest US NAICS
- 444110, 444120, 444140, 444180 and 4 more
Activities ONS lists under 47520
The ONS index assigns these 21 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Building materials such as bricks, wood, sanitary equipment (retail)
- Construction materials (retail)
- DIY equipment (retail)
- DIY materials (retail)
- Doors (retail)
- Double glazing (retail)
- Flat glass (retail)
- Gardening tools (retail)
- Glass (retail)
- Hardware (retail)
- Ironmonger (retail)
- Lacquers (retail)
- Lawn mowers (retail)
- Paint and varnish (retail)
- Sanitary equipment (retail)
- Saunas (retail)
- Solar collectors (non-electric) (retail)
- Sterile plastic hose and tube (retail)
- Tiles for wall or floor made of ceramic (retail)
- Tools (not machine tools) (retail)
- Varnishes (retail)
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (47.52) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 47.52 | Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass | 1:2 |
| 47.92 | Intermediation service activities for specialised retail sale | 1:2 |
"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 47520 until it announces a switch.
Closest US NAICS codes
Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.
- 444110Home CentersNAICS
- 444120Paint and Wallpaper RetailersNAICS
- 444140Hardware RetailersNAICS
- 444180Other Building Material DealersNAICS
- 444230Outdoor Power Equipment RetailersNAICS
- 455219All Other General Merchandise RetailersNAICS
- 459991Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies RetailersNAICS
- 459999All Other Miscellaneous RetailersNAICS
Similar codes to compare
- 47510Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores
- 47530Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
- 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
- 47591Retail sale of musical instruments and scores
- 47599Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.